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well, that's a PG Raiser leg. I have a bad feeling I'm going to be disappointed, looking over the parts and leg assembly. Interesting system with the clutch knee. Ankles look a bit odd, hope they're not weak after putting all the weight on the top from the body and Raiser. I'm not crazy about 00 mecha, really not crazy about the 00 Raiser, however, I bought it anyway. I think I'll be happy with it, but I don't think I'll ever be 350 dollars happy with it.

Personally, I think it's overrated. I'd rather have a great looking toy that's sturdy. I don't really care if I have to swap parts, if I do, so be it. That's why v1's don't bother me.

Mine too, but I only paid about 340...did you order the option parts? I said no, they're not worth it. Hope I don't regret it, but the frame just didn't pop out enough for me to warrant paying extra for the option parts.

Average MG: 7 to 7.5 inches Average PG: 12-14 inches I'll post a pic tomorrow if no one else does, my smaller kits are all boxed up.

Really? My Mk.II holds up fine after all these years, just checked it after reading your post. Same goes for my other PG's. I did have a bit of rubber rot on my PG EVA, but not bad. And I got the Extra coating version which supposedly rectifies that. I don't really mess with them too much, I pose them and light play with them occasionally, but that's it.

I tried convincing him months ago to get a Red Frame or Strike, if he won't get those, he won't get a PG...maybe it's for the better. I remember the ignorant bliss of MG kits and HG 1/100, I debated for a long time before getting a PG...then I finally got my first one and suddenly I just couldn't go back to MG's, so simple and boring, even the 2.0's when compared to the awesomeness that is Perfect Grade. Even the little 1/100 kits seem dinky and bland. I remember building the EX-S MG and thinking how huge and cool it was, now...meh. If it isn't at least a foot tall Gundam, it's not worth it for me. It's a double edged sword though, because now I've gotten almost all 1/60 Gundam kits, DX figures, etc, and there just isn't the variety that the HG and MG lines have. I even found myself doing repaints like Harrison's F91 1/60, RX-78-3, Deactive Strike, Tristars, Ridden and Shin Zaku II's, etc. On the plus side, the 1/60's are just better, from PG to HG and RD. Not only that, but with Bandai and Yamato embracing the 1/60 scale, I can have a scale accurate collection from different lines...which I love. In the end, it's a personal choice. All I can say is if you do go with a PG, there's no turning back. It's like tattoo's (my other hobby), once you get one, you'll either never get one again or get hooked (the latter occurs much more often).

Thank you for that. I'm a machinist and I'll vouch for all this, as I had to take this course with others at work to gain ISO certification. What I can tell you as a setup machinist is that regardless of whether it's plastic or metal, even aluminum, NO 2 parts are identical. You have variations as cutting tools wear, causing incremental differences, Axis that may not orgin to the precise point it did before, you have mold wear for injection machines, not to mention when dealing with plastics factors such as temperature, chemical consistency, and machining operations ALL play a factor. Many ISO companies use what is called a pre-control, which works like this: Out of spec: +200mm Upper threshold: 175mm Nominal dimension: 150mm Lower threshold:125mm Out of spec: -100mm Tolerance .5 mm +/-, check 1 in 25 What this means is that you get a half mm tolerance, however anything between out of spec and nominal is considered acceptable, and the operator of the machine checks one out of 25 parts. So, you figure bad parts are going to get in the mix, because out of 100 parts run, only 4% were ACTUALLY checked. So there is a 96% chance that there is a bad part or two in the run. It's all part of manufacturing, and there's no way around it. You just hope you or QC catches it before it gets to the customer. Yamato doesn't look at defects individually, no company does because it's impossible to keep up with. They look at PPM's (parts per million) and if it's under say 500, then they're happy. Sorry for the inane post, just thought it may help those who don't understand the process of manufacturing. Anyhow, as for my opinion, TF's have some cool toys, but I'll take Yamato over them any day. Of course, I'll take Bandai over any of them...

Waiting on my PG 00 Raiser, a 1/60 Rick Dom, and I pre-ordered some blank valks.

I've heard that before, it's terrible! It's like every member is playing a different song. Sometimes, something can be so terrible it ends up good (ie: Falco or Devo) but that is just fowl...thank you for reminding me of it's exsistence...well, at least as a musician, I am reminded I'm not the worst out there.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Almost bought one on ebay, but passed. Not enough there to impress me, cool idea though, kind of like a predecessor to PG clear parts.

Actually, I caved and got one, there is a couple places where it looks different, either different shades of silver or gunmetal (it looks different to me anyhow, more like Gunmetal). I don't understand why they would use two different metallic paints, but it doesn't look terrible. Definately an improvement over my Takara Skywarp, who will now become custom fodder. Maybe Sunstorm...who knows. Of course, if I wait long enough, that's probably going to come as well.

I've heard that style before, it's called AWFUL. Actually, in all reality it seemed like another Punk/Alternative/Rockabilly blend. On a strange Nirvana, Guns N Roses, Fear Factory (only remixes by FLA) and Zeromancer. Also some 80's like Howard Jones, New Order, and The Dream Academy.

All PG's have electronics to a degree. They all have LED's. Anyhow, 1/72 would suck. G-system offers some Gundam 1/72 kits. If I were to take a guess, I'd say it's either MG style action figures (Like SHCM in 1/100) or I for one would love to see a reboot of the 12" DX stuff (1/60), updated with more features.

I like it, except for the hands. On a proto, you can't really judge the seams. That's why it's a proto. God I hope it's a 1/60, I'd be all over it. That would be cool because it would be in direct competition with Yamato, and prices would drop.

I'm with you man!

I know, I'm a big FNM fan from way back. It was Mike Patton, the lead singer. He's probably the most diverse, talented vocalist on the planet. If you really want to hear what he can do with his voice, check out Faith No More's CD Angel Dust, any Mr. Bungle CD, or the song he did with Sepultura on their Roots CD.

Best Track on that album: Faith No More and Boo-Yaa Tribe: Another body murdered Close second is Helmet and House of Pain: Just another victim

I am definately buying the vf-27! It's the first 1/60 DX I've actually felt compelled to buy. By the way, it took over 3 and a half years but.... 1000 posts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

haven't had a chance to check out batman yet, is it as good as they say? Also, anyone played Demon Souls yet? Looks interesting.

Listening to Clint Mansell's various film scores. Talk about underrated. F**k Danny Elfman, Clint is the god of scoring.

That's better than Mel being in it, since he's like 80. Guess we could hook that big ass V8 from Road Warrior to his wheelchair. How the hell would Faulty Towers work without Basil? That's lame...

Dude, this was film of the year...deserves an oscar. Nice to see Woody again, been a while since I've seen him in anything.

Add another one: I started watching the 60's Batman series again...

Then your lucky. I had to go to like 6 different ones, and ended up finding one, the only one left in Lake Geneva, WI. over an hour from my house. Got lucky with it, I stopped in for a soda and some windshield fluid and figured I'd check. And the one I got's box was a bit beat up as well.

Always loved your setup Vegas! I want to do one like that, but my 2 year old son would destroy it in minutes.